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[Brian D]

Not to disagree with you, but linksys does distribute
the code to the drivers. It's downloadable off their
website. They just don't distribute the GCC compiler
that they modified for internal use, so the code won't
do you too much good. See yesterday's slashdot article
on this. Sorry about not including a link.

Brian

--- Jason Clinton <me at jasonclinton.com> wrote:
> lowell wrote:
> 
> >keep your creations hidden, if you wished, a la
> linksys (and qmail?)   
> >  
> >
> Not that I disagree with you but for the sake of the
> argument, I should 
> point out that your Linksys example is a bad one.
> Linksys must release 
> the source code to their routers because they are
> distributing the 
> binaries. If, OTOH, they had kept whatever GPL
> software they were using 
> in-house to accomplish their goals, in-house, then
> they could keep those 
> changes "hidden" as you said.
> 
> The GPL establishes a distiction between
> modification for private use 
> and modification for public dissemination.
> Modification for public 
> dissemination is the only thing that the GPL has
> power over.
> 
> 
> 
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